There’s an article on Israel Matzav discussing the troubling political atmosphere at Hebrew Union College, and it raises what I think is an interesting question. Should rabbis preach about political issues from the bimah? The answer to this question is, I believe, no. I believe this for a few reasons. First, the synagogue is a [...]
Browsing Posts tagged Faith
Charles Taylor, the former dictator of Liberia who is currently imprisoned in the Hague awaiting trial by the special court for Sierra Leone, has decided to convert to Judaism. According to the BBC, one of his wives reports that he is now practicing Judaism, but still believes in Jesus. In other words, he wants to [...]
Here’s another anti-tech alert. Why doesn’t this surprise me? Rabbinic Conversion Court judges are more likely to reject prospective converts who were partially trained via the Internet, a senior source in the Conversion Authority said Sunday. According to the source, about 70% of prospective converts who are interviewed by the conversion court are accepted. However, [...]
Here’s another anti-tech alert. Why doesn’t this surprise me? Rabbinic Conversion Court judges are more likely to reject prospective converts who were partially trained via the Internet, a senior source in the Conversion Authority said Sunday. According to the source, about 70% of prospective converts who are interviewed by the conversion court are accepted. However, [...]
Originally published at Customerservant.com. You can comment here or there. The Religion News Blog reports that researcher James Kugel has found that the descriptions of God employed in the early books of the Tanach (Hebrew Bible) might not be metaphorical after all. He believes that, when the text says “God walked in the Garden,” (see [...]
Originally published at customerservant.com. You can comment here or there. Rabbi Raymond Beyda Negative financial news strikes fear in the hearts of common men. How low can it go? What steps must one take to survive? The smiling face is replaced by a concerned countenance, and the friendly “good morning” passes from a daily ritual [...]
